Archive for June, 2008
« Previous EntriesAuction held for panchayat seats
Monday, June 30th, 2008What do elections and cattle have in common? Nothing, unless you’re in Dighi where villagers decided to auction gram panchayat seats too.
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‘Serial molester’ lands behind bars
Monday, June 30th, 2008Women, especially college girls, can breathe easy now. The Mumbai crime branch on Monday arrested a 32-year-old man who they claimed was a serial molester.
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126 cops fined for helmet-less riding
Monday, June 30th, 2008Sending a strong message across against helmet-less riding, the traffic wing of the Mumbai Police on Monday caught and fined scores of policemen.
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HC relief to flat owners on govt land
Monday, June 30th, 2008Hundreds of flat owners of buildings constructed on government lands can now heave a sign of relief.
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Civic body cleans up its act
Monday, June 30th, 2008In its effort to keep Mumbai clean, the BMC has decided to deploy clean-up marshals in the dirtiest wards in the city.
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Navi Mumbai to get metro and monorail sans MMRDA
Monday, June 30th, 2008Navi Mumbai civic authorities have proposed the construction of a monorail and a metro rail, however, without the help of the MMRDA.
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Govt plans to make Marathi mandatory in schools
Monday, June 30th, 2008In an effort to enable Muslim youths to secure government jobs, the state government has planned to make Marathi compulsory in Urdu medium schools from the current academic year.
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2 Sainiks sent to jail for rioting in Malad school
Monday, June 30th, 2008A special court sentenced two Shiv Sainiks, including a former corporator, to one-year rigorous imprisonment for disturbing peace at a Malad school during the 1993 communal riots.
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VJTI students crack the A to Z of scholarships
Monday, June 30th, 2008A group of final-year students from the VJTI, Matunga, has set up a website that promises to help poor students, particularly from the hinterland, find scholarships.
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IIT-B is still the favourite
Monday, June 30th, 2008For yet another year, it is IIT Bombay (IIT-B) that has emerged as the most preferred destination for a large number of the top ranking candidates of the joint entrance examination (JEE).
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